Study: Housing insecurity prevalent among emergency department patients

Apr 26 2024Vanderbilt University Medical Center Housing insecurity is an issue for 1 in 20 patients who go to emergency departments at major medical centers in the Southeast, according to a Vanderbilt University Medical Center study published in JAMA Network Open.

"Directing resources toward patients who come to the emergency department regularly could have significant impact for patients. Our study emphasizes the utility of screening for homelessness in all acute care centers to best tailor and optimize care for this susceptible patient population." Related Stories"Now that our team has made screening for housing insecurity common practice in the VUMC ED, we have several research questions to explore," Ball said.

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